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stagnate

英 [stæg'neɪt; 'stægneɪt] 美[stæɡ'net]
  • vi. 停滞;淤塞;变萧条
  • vt. 使淤塞;使沉滞;使萧条

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词态变化


第三人称单数: stagnates;过去式: stagnated;过去分词: stagnated;现在分词: stagnating;名词: stagnation;

中文词源


stagnate 停滞,不流动

来自拉丁语 stagnare,停滞,静止,来自 stagnatum,静水,死水,可能来自 PIE*stag,滴,慢渗, 词源同 instill,distill,stalactite,stalagmite.

英文词源


stagnate (v.)
1660s, from Latin stagnatum, stagnatus, past participle of stagnare "to stagnate," from stagnatum "standing water, pond, swamp," perhaps from a PIE root *stag- "to seep drip" (cognates: Greek stazein "to ooze, drip;" see stalactite). Figurative use by 1709. Related: Stagnated; stagnating.

双语例句


1. Where the masses are not roused, work will stagnate.
哪里不发动群众, 哪里的工作就死气沉沉.

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

2. If you allow your mind to stagnate, this particular talent will atrophy.
如果你老不用脑,那么这一特殊才能就会退化。

来自辞典例句

3. Taiwan's economy is likely to stagnate for a long time to come.
台湾经济很可能会停滞很长一段时间.

来自互联网

4. The unpardonable sin of nature is to stand still, to stagnate.
自然界最不可饶恕的罪行就是驻足不前, 淤滞停止.

来自互联网

5. Industry will stagnate if we do not stimulate our economy.
如果我们不刺激我们的经济,工业就会停滞.

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